The mother of one of the teenage suspects charged in the beating of a Dundalk man speaks out.

The mother of one of the teenage suspects charged in the beating of a Dundalk man speaks out.

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Updated: 6:39 AM EDT May 13, 2015

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WEBVTT -- WBAL TV.COM. DONNA: ANOTHER STORY WE'RE FOLLOWING, THE VICIOUS BEATING OF A DUNDALK MAN. STAN: SIX JUVENILES CHARGED AS ADULTS. MORE FROM GEORGE LETTIS. IS SO HARD FOR ME BECAUSE THAT IS MY BABY BOY. TALKING ABOUT HER SON, 17-YEAR-OLD ANTOINE LAWSON, ONE OF SEVEN SUSPECTS FACING CHARGES . SIX OF THEM ARE TEENS AGES 15 THROUGH 17. THEY ARE CHARGED AS ADULTS. SO FAR, FIVE OF THEM ARE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER WHICH INCLUDES LAWSON WHO BAKER SAYS HAS BEEN IN AND -- IN A DETENTION CENTER SINCE THE 24TH. HE SAYS REPEATEDLY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. GEORGE: IT WAS BACK ON APRIL 22. STUDENTS HAD BEEN DISMISSED IN FLETCHER'S NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS REACH THE 500 BLOCK OF 45TH STREET, TWO GIRLS STARTED FIGHTING ON OR NEAR HIS PICKUP. FLETCHER WENT INSIDE TO TRY TO BREAK UP THE FIGHT. HE PUSHED MY SON FIRST IN THAT HE PUSHED THE OTHER GUY, THE OTHER GUY FELL AND THAT IS WHEN A COUPLE KIDS, I DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY ARE JUMPED ON THE MAN. GEORGE: BAKER SAYS HER SON LEFT THE AREA BUT SURVEILLANCE AND CELL PHONE VIDEO OF THE FIGHT HELPED THEM MAKE THESE ARREST. EVERYBODY WANTS TO TAKE CELL PHONE VIDEO OF EVERYTHING NOWADAYS AND WE USE THAT TO OUR EVENT IN THIS CASE. WE USE IT TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE SUSPECTS ALONG WITH OUR ASSISTANT FROM THE CITY AND SCHOOL POLICE. YOU SAW HIM LAUGHING ON ONE AND THE OTHER VIDEO, YOU SEE HIS AUTUMN HAVE STANDING AROUND. YOU DID NOT SEE HIM ARTISTIC MEETING IN THE ACTED ALL. I AM TRYING TO -- YOU DO NOT SEE HIM OR TO SUBMIT IN THE ACT AT ALL. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

Suspect's mother speaks out in Dundalk beating case

The mother of one of the teenage suspects charged in the beating of a Dundalk man speaks out.